Flushing, New Netherland
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Flushing, New Netherland was a 17th-century Dutch colonial settlement on Long Island, notable as an early center of religious tolerance in what is now Queens, New York City.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flushing, New Netherland canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch colonial settlement
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former municipality ⓘ historic place ⓘ |
| charterGrantedBy |
Director Willem Kieft
NERFINISHED
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Dutch West India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charterKnownAs | Flushing patent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charterYear | 1645 ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Dutch West India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| event | Flushing Remonstrance of 1657 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Dutch West India Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutch colonists ⓘ |
| foundingCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| foundingYearApproximate | 1645 ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Director-General of New Netherland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Stuyvesant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Flushing Remonstrance
NERFINISHED
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early religious tolerance ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Dutch
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English ⓘ |
| laterPartOf |
British colonial America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | influenced American traditions of religious freedom ⓘ |
| legalTradition | Dutch colonial law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Long Island
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New Netherland NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day New York City ⓘ present-day New York State ⓘ present-day Queens ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Province of New York after English conquest of 1664 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernSuccessor |
Borough of Queens
NERFINISHED
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City of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Flushing, Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Flushing, Zeeland
NERFINISHED
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Vlissingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | West Riding of Yorkshire on Long Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayAdministrativeArea |
Queens County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayNeighborhoodCorrespondence | Flushing neighborhood in Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | town on Long Island ⓘ |
| religiousGroupsPresent |
Dutch Reformed Church members
NERFINISHED
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English settlers ⓘ Quakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct settlement ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Dutch colonial era ⓘ |
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